Danitz held the bronze dagger and sliced across the back of his left palm, but his hesitation prevented him from using much strength.
He looked up and forced a smile.
"Although I've been injured many times, pain still leaves me afraid."
"Get to the point," Klein replied coldly.
Danitz gave a hollow laugh.
"Haha, I'm just a little scared of pain."
Just as he said that, he exerted strength with his right hand, slicing open a wound on the back of his hand with the bronze knife. The words he had said was apparently to divert his attention so that he could reconcile with the idea of pain.
Blood quickly seeped out as Danitz immediately put down the dagger. He dabbed some blood on his right finger and smeared it across the dark brown cover of Groselle's Travels.
After finishing that, he held his breath, waiting for a change.
